Furniture-leg mounting



Sptfa. 1925 J. SOSS FURNITURE LEG .MOUNTING Filed Oct. 24. 1925 Jsep 5055 Il lill Patented Sept. )8, 1925.

JOSEPH SOSS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FURNITURE-LEG MOUNTING.

Application filed October 24, 1923. Serial No. 670,395.

ification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the mounting of furniture legs in connection with the framework or 'structure of the furniture and particularly to the mounting of legs in connecL tion with metal furniture, such as bedsteads,`

and theobject of the invention is to provide a leg of simple construction and preferably composed of die-cast metal but.whichmay be constructed in any desired manner and with means mounted in the leg and cooperating with the leg attaching part or member of a piece of furniture for firmly retainingand securing the leg in connection therewith and to provide a strong, durable and rigid coupling between the parts; a further obj ect being to provide a lock member which cooperates with the leg and leg attaching part to lock the separate parts together with means whereby said lock member may be moved into anoperative position; and with these and other objects in view the invention consists in a device of the class and for the purpose specified which is simple in construction and which is constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specication, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Fig. 1 is a side and sectional view of a leg of a bedstead showing my improved method of mounting the same in position;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig.

Fig. 3 a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4E 'isla perspective detail view of the lock element which Iemploy in the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 of a modiiied form of lock element;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing only a partk of the construction and illus- `trating the use of two lock elements similar to that shown in Figs. 1 to t inclusive;

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing a modified form of construction; and, Fig. 8 is a section on the line 8 8 of Fig. on an enlarged scale. y In Figs. 1. to 3 inclusive, I have shown at 10 a leg supporting part or member 0f a piece of furniture which is rectangular in form in cross section as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing and which may constitute a part of a bedstead, andat 11 I have shown a leg member fashioned `to give an ornamental appearance and to conform lwith theshape of the supporting member 10, the same'being rectangular in form in cross section and being preferably made of die-cast metal but which may be made of any desired material or in any way. In the construction shown the leg member 11 is provided with top and bottom bores 12 and and a central partition wall 14; having an aperture 15 through wlhich a bolt 16 is adapted to pass. The bore 13 is adapted to receive and support a caster or the like 13a as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. i

The upper end portion 17 of the leg member 11 is reduced and vtapered inwardly as shown at 17a, said end portion being rectangular in form in cross section, and the side walls thereof tapering as `described and the leg supporting part or member 10 is adaptedto lit over the end portion 17 of the leg 11 as shown.

ingor locking device 18, the other part of sai 19 to the central cross head of which is mounted or secured the bolt 16,"and the end portions 2() .of the member 19 or theinner faces 2O?L thereof are tapered to correspond with the taper 17a on the extension of the leg member 11 as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

Thebolt 16 of the lock device 18 normally protrudesthrough the aperture, 15 into the bore 13` and anut 21 is mounted on the threaded end of said bolt, and byfrotating the nut by the use of a suitable wrench the U-shaped member 19 may be drawn downwardly to` wedge the tapered end portions 2O of the member 19'between the protruding end portion 17 of the leg 11, and the walls of the supporting member 10 in which operation the straight outer faces of the end portions 20 of the member 19 are moved radially into firm 'engagement with the supporting member 10* throughout their .entire length The bolt 16 constitutes a partvof a retain-I device comprising a U-shaped member Y thus producing a strong, durable and rigid locking or coupling of the leg member 11 with the supporting member 10.

In Fig. 5 of the drawing I have shown a modification in which the member 19 is provided with four depending and tapered side members 2O instead of two as shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, and with this construction it will be apparent that the extensions 2O are moved outwardly and radially in coupling or locking the leg 11 with the attaching member 10. In Fig. 6 of the drawing, I have shown another form of construction in which two properly constructed lock members 19 are employed, both of which are U-shaped in form and-similar to the member 19 shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive. In this form of construction, vthese members are mounted one upon another with the extensions V2() at right angles to each other as will be apparent.

In Figs. 6 to 7 of the drawing, I have shown another method of carrying my invention into effect in which a leg supporting member 22 of circular formation,`in cross section, is employed, and a` leg member 23 `which is cylindrical Vin form rather than rectangular in form and suitably fashioned to ornament the same, the 'leg `member 23 being provided at its opposite ends with :bores -`24 and 25 divided by apartition ywall A26 through which the bolt 16 passes, and 4the upper vend of the leg member 23 is provided with a cylindrical tapered extension 2,7 instead of the rectangular' tapered eX- tension 17. With the construction shown inFigs. 7 and 8, a lock member y28 is mounted and secured upon the upper end of the bolt 16, said member comprising a top plate Yor vcross head portion 29, and three depending extensions 80, the out-er faces .of'which are straight and the inner faces 31 of which are -tapered to correspond :with the tapered extension 26.

The `roperation of the construction shown in Figs. 7 and 8 will bei the same as that V'shown in Figs. `1 l.to 13 inclusive, it lbeing understood .that the :lock 4members' 19 ,and 28 operate to retain and lock the .leg members yin connection with the support-ing members. `It `will be understood that while kI have shown supporting members of specific construction and leg members of specific form and .construction-n, I am not ynecessarily limitred to the shape or form or construction .of ,said members, norlto thecouplin-g ofmetallic members V`of this kind together, nor iam `I necessarily limited ,to 'the specific itorm'zand construction of lock devices herein shown Aand described, and various changes therein and modifications ythereof may 'be made, within "the :scope fof the `appended claims, without .departing from the spirit of any .invention or sacrificing its advantages.

It `.will be 'noted on a .consideration of Figs '1 fand -4 of the drawing that Vthe cross head portion of the member 19 is curved o-r bowed upwardly to a. slight extent and in drawing the bolt 16 home this curvature is kstraightened or partially straightened as shown in Fig. 1 to firmly force the end port-ions 2O outwardly int-o engagement with the walls of the leg supporting part 10. If desired the end portions 2O of the member 19 after the leg 11 has been secured to the supporting member 10 as hereinbe'fore set out the member 19 may be permanently secured to the supporting member 10 by spot welding or otherwise, the spot welding passing through Vthe walls of the supporting member 10 and the end portions 2O of the member 19 preferably adjacent to :the cross head portion thereof, and the member 19 shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing as well as the member 28 may also be secured to `the leg supporting member employed in a similar manner, especially when said leg supporting member is composed of metal. In the event of the securing .of the members l1-9 or 28 to the leg support.-

ing member, the leg which Iis employed may beiremoved by simply removing the nut 21 yfrom the vbolt 16, and said leg may be replaced at will.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ris;-,

1. A device of the kclass described. `comprising a bolt, a lock element mounted in connection with one end portionof said boli?, said lock element comprising a cross head .and members extending from said cross head at an angle thereto andthe cross head of said lock element being bowed.

2. A furniture leg mounting of the class described comprising a suitably fashioned lleg member provided at one end Awith a tapered extension adapted lto be inserted into the yleg supporting member of a piece of furniture, a lock device for coupling said leg with said supporting member comprising a kpart :having tapered members adapted tocoopera-te with the tapered extension .of said leg, and a part fixedly attached to said first named part yand extending through said leg for moving the -rst .named part into a posi- .tion :to rigidly retain the' leg supporting member and said first named part being adapted to be secured :to the leg supporting member. J

3. A furniture leg mounting of the class described comprising a suitably fashioned `leg wmember provided at .one end with la tapered extension adapted to be inserted tinto the leg supporting .member `of a piece of furniture and to project therefrom, bolt mounted in connection with said leg member andlextendmg into Vsaid legsupporting member,` a lock `device Xedly mounted :in Kconnecition Awith the inner end vof said `:bolt and comprsng a crQSShead, and integral Adepending members adapted to cooperate with the te.- pered extension oil said leg member and the surrounding Walls of the supporting member for coupling said parts together.

4. A furniture leg mounting of the class described comprising a suitably fashioned leg member provided at one end With a ta pered extension adapted to be inserted into the leg supporting member of a piece of furniture and to project therefrom, a bolt mounted in connection With said leg member and extending into said leg supporting member, a lock device mounted in connection with the inner end of said bolt and comprising a crosshead, integral depending members adapted to cooperate with the tapered eXtension of said leg member and the surrounding Walls of the supporting member for coupling said parts together, and said crosshead being bowed upwardly.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name this 23rd day of October, 1923.

JOSEPH SOSS. 

